English Definition: pigeon; dove
Chinese Definition:
①鸟,品种很多,翅膀大,常成群飞翔。有的经人工驯化后能够传递书信、常用做和平的象征:鸽子。和平鸽。信鸽。原鸽(鸽的一种,亦称“野鸽”)。鹁鸽(鸽的一种,亦称“家鸽”)。鸽哨。
Total strokes: 11;
Radical: 鳥 Pictophonetic:合 indicates the sound;
鸟 (bird) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 合 [ hé ] to combine, to join, to unite; to gather
- 鸟 [ niǎo ] bird